{"id":4873,"date":"2024-06-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=4873"},"modified":"2026-11-05T22:43:29","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T22:43:29","slug":"bible-mysteries-what-does-an-upside-down-cross-represent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/bible-mysteries-what-does-an-upside-down-cross-represent\/","title":{"rendered":"Was bedeutet ein umgedrehtes Kreuz? Das Petruskreuz"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>An upside-down cross is the Cross of St Peter. It recalls an early tradition that Peter, condemned to die in Rome, asked to be crucified head downward because he was not worthy to die as his Lord had. In the last century some people have turned the sign against Christianity, most often as an inverted crucifix. So the same shape can speak of humility or of mockery, and where you find it tells you which. On a church wall or\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is the Cross of St Peter, after the tradition that he asked to be crucified head down. An inverted crucifix is used to mock the faith.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104680,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[38],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-4873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible-mysteries"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":54797,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/bible-apostles-death\/","url_meta":{"origin":4873,"position":0},"title":"Does the Bible Record How the Apostles Died? Only James and Judas","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Oktober 22, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The Bible tells how only two apostles died, James in Acts 12:2 and Judas in Matthew and Acts. 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